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  • US Dollar Slides against Vietnamese Dong in Black Market Trade Amid Global Market Tremor

    US Dollar Slides against Vietnamese Dong in Black Market Trade Amid Global Market Tremor

    On Wednesday morning, the Vietnamese dong experienced a slight increase against the U.S. dollar on the unofficial market while maintaining a robust stance against other major counterparts. In unregulated exchange locations, the U.S. dollar dropped by 0.24% from the preceding day to a rate of approximately VND27,772. Despite this fluctuation, Vietcombank’s exchange rate remained stable at VND26,388.

    Global Performance of the U.S. Dollar

    In the worldwide market, the U.S. dollar exhibited steady performance against most of its major competitors during the early trading hours in Asia on Wednesday. This stability is attributed to investors seeking refuge in safe haven assets in the wake of a global stock sell-off that has lasted for several days.

    Global equity markets have experienced a significant blow this week, with factors such as concerns over the valuation of AI stocks triggering a four-day losing streak for the S&P 500. U.S. equity futures continued this downward trend during Asian trading on Wednesday.

    Simultaneously, the dollar index, an indicator of the U.S. dollar’s strength against six other currencies, remained unchanged at 99.594. This level is nearing a one-week high as U.S. Treasury bonds began to attract bids.

    Performance of Other Currencies

    The yen saw a slight increase of 0.1% after reaching a nine-month low against the dollar on Tuesday, with the exchange rate standing at 155.49 yen to the dollar.

    Meanwhile, the Australian dollar was slightly weaker, trading at $0.65085, a 0.1% decrease. This dip came after new data showed a steady rise in wages during the third quarter. The New Zealand dollar, or kiwi, also slid by 0.2% to $0.5659.

    The euro remained virtually unchanged, trading at $1.1580 but hovering close to a one-week low of $1.1572. Similarly, the British pound sterling remained stable, trading at $1.3148.

    Questions & Answers

    How did the U.S. dollar perform against the Vietnamese dong?
    On the unofficial market, the U.S. dollar experienced a slight decrease against the Vietnamese dong, dropping by 0.24% to a rate of approximately VND27,772.

    What factors have contributed to the global stock sell-off?
    The global stock sell-off has been attributed to concerns over the valuation of AI stocks, which has led to a four-day losing streak for the S&P 500.

    How have other major currencies performed against the U.S. dollar?
    The yen, Australian dollar, and New Zealand dollar all experienced slight decreases against the U.S. dollar. In contrast, the euro and British pound sterling remained stable.

  • Google Docs, Slides and Sheets apps get new formatting sidebar on Android tablets

    Google Docs, Slides and Sheets apps get new formatting sidebar on Android tablets

    Google’s three apps that make writing and editing text such a breeze even on mobile devices, Docs, Slides and Sheets, have been updated earlier this week with a bunch of improvements to their comments system.

    Over the weekend, the search giant confirmed that another important update is making its way to Android users. All three apps, Docs, Slides and Sheets, are getting a new formatting sidebar that reduces the number of taps needed to navigate to formatting options.

    Basically, you’ll be able to arrange text, tables, images and more, much easier than before. The new formatting sidebar will be rolled out to Android tablets at the beginning of the next month, Google announced in a blog post.

    According to the Mountain View company, the update will be released to Scheduled Release domains on March 6, while users enrolled in the Rapid Release domains should already be able to take advantage of the new formatting sidebar on their Android tablets.

    It’s important to add that the new feature is available to all Google Workspace customers, Google Workspace Individual subscribers, and users with personal Google accounts. So, just about everyone who uses Google’s Docs, Slides, and Sheets apps.

    In related news, Google announced that its Slides apps is getting another new feature that will allow users to easily drag and drop an image to replace the background in the app.

    This feature is currently rolling out to Rapid Release domains and should be launched to Scheduled Release domains on February 26. It will be available to all Google Workspace customers, Google Workspace Individual subscribers, and users with personal Google accounts.

  • Dropbox and Google team up

    Dropbox and Google team up

    Dropbox has just announced it has teamed up with Google Cloud to integrate Docs, Sheets, and Slides into its system. The highly-anticipated new feature will be available as a beta for Dropbox Business users starting April 9 and is meant to allow users to create, edit, and store Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides in Dropbox.

    If you’re a Dropbox Business users, you must sign in to both your Google and Dropbox accounts so that you can create and store Docs, Sheets, and Slides files in any Dropbox folder. But the new feature doesn’t stop here, as you’ll be able to share individual files, manage access to your files and get feedback at the same time.

    Of course, sharing and co-editing is done in real-time, while adding Docs, Sheets, or Slides files to a shared Dropbox folder will automatically grant member access, which means you won’t have to leave Dropbox.

    Keep in mind that since the new feature is still in beta, you’ll have to opt-in by visiting Dropbox’s sign-up page. Once you activate it, you will be able to create Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides files, as well as browse, move, copy and delete them from the iOS and Android apps.